
About Jazz Fiddle: The AABA Form:
What do “I Got Rhythm”, “So What, Cherokee”, “Caravan”, “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, and “A Night In Tunisia” all have in common? Two things: they’re all popular tunes for jazz musicians to play, and they all have an AABA structure. In this lesson we’ll take a look at several AABA tunes and strategize ways to build a compelling solo over the entire arc of 32 bars (and, at the same time, how not to get lost in the middle of the tune!).

Rob Flax
Rob Flax is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator with a playful heart and an open mind. He describes his music in a concise way: “I play things with strings, I hit stuff, and I sing.” Read More About Rob→